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LOT 0745
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (56 grams total, 16-26 mm).
Including trumpet-bezel, banded-hoop, vesica-bezel and other types. [21, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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